
The 5 C’s of Community

1) Compelling: What is the “hook” that will get people to participate?
The activities of your community should have a compelling angle that encourages your target constituencies to become involved. In short: you need to offer activities that people actually want to do.
The activities of your community should have a compelling angle that encourages your target constituencies to become involved. In short: you need to offer activities that people actually want to do.
The 5 C’s of Community
2) Comprehensive: What are the different entry points into your community?
The activities of your community should be sufficiently comprehensive to promote accessibility and sustained engagement for your members. Depending on who you work with, comprehensiveness can take many forms, including the types of activities you offer, the structure of thos... See more
The activities of your community should be sufficiently comprehensive to promote accessibility and sustained engagement for your members. Depending on who you work with, comprehensiveness can take many forms, including the types of activities you offer, the structure of thos... See more
Sam Pressler • The 5 C’s of Community
3) Commitment: What is expected of your community members?
Participating in community should involve a set of shared commitments–both amongst participants and between participants and the community group. What does the community group owe its participants? What do the participants expect of the community group? What do participants commit to one ano... See more
Participating in community should involve a set of shared commitments–both amongst participants and between participants and the community group. What does the community group owe its participants? What do the participants expect of the community group? What do participants commit to one ano... See more